Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Carcharhiniformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Sphyrnidae
Genus: Sphyrna
Species: Sphyrna gilberti
Name
Sphyrna gilberti Quattro et al., 2013
- Holotype: UF 183577.
- Paratypes: UF 183579 (2), 183578 (2).
Type locality: Bulls Bay, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Etymology: Named in honor of ichthyologist Carter R. Gilbert, who first reported (Gilbert 1967) an anomalous specimen of S. lewini collected off Charleston, SC (USNM 25180). Based on vertebral count and collection location, the anomalous specimen is likely the first recorded individual of S. gilberti.
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References
- Quattro, J. M., Driggers, W. B. III, Grady, J. M., Ulrich, G. F. & Roberts, M. A.; 2013: Sphyrna gilberti sp. nov., a new hammerhead shark (Carcharhiniformes, Sphyrnidae) from the western Atlantic Ocean. Zootaxa 3702(2): 159–178. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3702.2.5 Reference page.
- Gilbert, C. R.; 1967: A revision of the hammerhead sharks (family Sphyrnidae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 119: 1–88. DOI: 10.5479/si.00963801.119-3539.1